Metaltek-Kuota awarded British Cycling Elite Team status

Tour Series round winners join four other squads as part of BC's new team-ranking tier.

Metaltek team winners, Tour Series 2013, round seven, Redditch

Metaltek-Kuota will be one of the five teams that form part of British Cycling's new Elite National ranking for 2014, it was confirmed today.

They join Catford CC/Equipe Banks, Starley-Primal, Haribo-Beacon and Wheelbase Altura-MGD, who were awarded such status in February.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.